The Eagle's Last Triumph: Napoleon's Victory at Ligny, June 1815: Napoleon at Ligny, June 1815 - Tapa blanda

Uffindell is that rare combination in military historians - outstanding researcher and sparkling writer. --Military History Magazine

Meticulously researched. --The Daily Telegraph

It would be invidious to review the new edition of a book by the phenomenal pen of the Newsletter's former Editor, Andrew Uffindel. Yet having seen The Eagle s Last Triumph it comes heartily recommended as a most readable account of how Napoleon could win such a victory only to be crushed two days later at Waterloo. It is also one of the few accounts and perhaps the only one of any appreciable details that exists in English --Society of Friends of the National Army Museum

The Eagle's Last Triumph is a compelling analysis of Napoleon's victory at Ligny on 16 June 1815. The fi ghting lasted for six hours, but such was its bitterness that more than 20,000 were killed or wounded - at least one in seven of the soldiers who fought. This fascinating narrative examines the action in detail, with many maps, diagrams and first-hand accounts. Eyewitnesses described the battlefield afterwards as `an unforgettable spectacle'. In this illuminating book, the author reveals how this important, but incomplete, triumph led just two days later to absolute defeat at Waterloo.